Fertility & birth rates in Comoros and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in Comoros vs Saint Kitts and Nevis chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Comoros was 3.88 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.51 in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Comoros vs Saint Kitts and Nevis population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Comoros	Saint Kitts
1960	6.79	6.54
1961	6.85	6.27
1962	6.9	6.06
1963	6.92	6.12
1964	6.94	6.08
1965	6.97	6.01
1966	7	5.78
1967	7.02	5.46
1968	7.05	5.17
1969	7.07	4.97
1970	7.1	4.73
1971	7.12	4.51
1972	7.14	4.16
1973	7.17	3.97
1974	7.16	3.81
1975	7.16	3.68
1976	7.16	3.59
1977	7.15	3.48
1978	7.16	3.29
1979	7.16	3.23
1980	7.15	3.26
1981	7.14	3.3
1982	7.13	3.18
1983	7.11	3.1
1984	7.07	2.88
1985	7.02	2.82
1986	6.95	2.68
1987	6.87	2.62
1988	6.76	2.62
1989	6.65	2.69
1990	6.51	2.73
1991	6.35	2.6
1992	6.19	2.43
1993	6.02	2.38
1994	5.86	2.31
1995	5.73	2.3
1996	5.63	2.26
1997	5.51	2.3
1998	5.39	2.31
1999	5.28	2.26
2000	5.23	2.13
2001	5.2	2.08
2002	5.16	2.04
2003	5.12	2
2004	5.07	1.96
2005	5.01	1.93
2006	4.93	1.9
2007	4.86	1.87
2008	4.81	1.83
2009	4.78	1.8
2010	4.76	1.76
2011	4.72	1.74
2012	4.65	1.71
2013	4.57	1.68
2014	4.49	1.67
2015	4.42	1.64
2016	4.35	1.63
2017	4.28	1.61
2018	4.21	1.59
2019	4.14	1.57
2020	4.07	1.55
2021	4	1.53
2022	3.94	1.51
2023	3.88	1.51
2024	3.82	1.53
2025	3.76	1.51
2026	3.71	1.5
2027	3.65	1.49
2028	3.6	1.49
2029	3.55	1.49
2030	3.5	1.48
2031	3.44	1.48
2032	3.4	1.48
2033	3.36	1.48
2034	3.31	1.48
2035	3.27	1.48
2036	3.23	1.48
2037	3.19	1.49
2038	3.15	1.49
2039	3.11	1.49
2040	3.07	1.49
2041	3.04	1.49
2042	3	1.49
2043	2.97	1.5
2044	2.93	1.5
2045	2.9	1.5
2046	2.87	1.5
2047	2.84	1.5
2048	2.81	1.5
2049	2.78	1.5
2050	2.76	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Comoros	Saint Kitts
1960	41.6%	45.6%
1961	42%	45.7%
1962	42.5%	45.8%
1963	43.1%	46%
1964	43.7%	46.1%
1965	44.1%	46.3%
1966	44.5%	46.6%
1967	44.9%	47%
1968	45.3%	47.4%
1969	45.6%	47.7%
1970	45.8%	47.2%
1971	45.9%	45.8%
1972	46%	44.3%
1973	46.2%	42.9%
1974	46.3%	41.6%
1975	46.4%	40.5%
1976	46.6%	39.6%
1977	46.7%	38.8%
1978	46.8%	38.2%
1979	46.9%	37.6%
1980	46.9%	36.9%
1981	46.9%	36.2%
1982	46.9%	35.6%
1983	46.9%	35.1%
1984	46.8%	34.7%
1985	46.9%	34.5%
1986	46.9%	34.3%
1987	46.9%	34.2%
1988	46.9%	34.1%
1989	47%	34.1%
1990	47%	34.2%
1991	46.9%	34.1%
1992	47.1%	33.6%
1993	47.5%	32.9%
1994	47.7%	32.3%
1995	47.9%	31.7%
1996	47.9%	31.1%
1997	47.9%	30.6%
1998	47.7%	30.1%
1999	47.4%	29.7%
2000	47%	29.3%
2001	46.7%	28.8%
2002	46.6%	28.1%
2003	46.3%	27.4%
2004	45.7%	26.6%
2005	45%	26%
2006	44.3%	25.3%
2007	43.6%	24.8%
2008	42.9%	24.4%
2009	42.2%	24%
2010	41.6%	23.3%
2011	41%	22.7%
2012	40.5%	22.2%
2013	40.2%	21.7%
2014	40%	21.1%
2015	39.8%	20.6%
2016	39.6%	20.2%
2017	39.3%	19.9%
2018	38.9%	19.6%
2019	38.6%	19.3%
2020	38.3%	19.1%
2021	38%	18.8%
2022	37.7%	18.6%
2023	37.4%	18.3%
2024	37.1%	18.2%
2025	36.9%	18.3%
2026	36.6%	18.4%
2027	36.3%	18.2%
2028	36%	17.9%
2029	35.7%	17.7%
2030	35.3%	17.5%
2031	35%	17.2%
2032	34.7%	17%
2033	34.4%	16.8%
2034	34%	16.5%
2035	33.7%	16.3%
2036	33.4%	16.1%
2037	33.1%	15.9%
2038	32.8%	15.7%
2039	32.5%	15.5%
2040	32.2%	15.4%
2041	32%	15.2%
2042	31.7%	15.1%
2043	31.5%	15%
2044	31.2%	14.8%
2045	31%	14.7%
2046	30.8%	14.6%
2047	30.6%	14.5%
2048	30.3%	14.5%
2049	30.1%	14.4%
2050	29.9%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.1% of the population in Comoros and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 47% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Comoros and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

Natural population change in Comoros vs Saint Kitts and Nevis by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Comoros and +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Comoros	Saint Kitts
1960	4,886	1,562
1961	5,027	1,466
1962	5,157	1,373
1963	5,249	1,360
1964	5,359	1,305
1965	5,465	1,228
1966	5,601	1,103
1967	5,741	951
1968	5,960	812
1969	6,189	708
1970	6,456	611
1971	6,722	615
1972	7,019	619
1973	7,328	646
1974	7,654	670
1975	7,752	688
1976	8,371	703
1977	8,750	697
1978	9,189	654
1979	9,637	643
1980	10,095	652
1981	10,569	684
1982	11,002	672
1983	11,367	664
1984	11,830	598
1985	12,202	574
1986	12,566	520
1987	12,869	486
1988	13,144	471
1989	13,374	476
1990	13,610	471
1991	13,783	411
1992	13,867	369
1993	13,667	373
1994	13,465	370
1995	13,403	382
1996	13,390	379
1997	13,254	405
1998	13,099	415
1999	13,161	413
2000	13,270	376
2001	13,598	369
2002	13,760	365
2003	14,031	369
2004	14,349	365
2005	14,810	361
2006	15,124	355
2007	15,393	341
2008	15,804	322
2009	16,315	300
2010	16,849	274
2011	17,313	250
2012	17,565	246
2013	17,776	227
2014	17,876	213
2015	17,961	197
2016	17,913	185
2017	17,798	169
2018	17,883	150
2019	17,936	135
2020	17,906	98
2021	17,645	-20
2022	18,154	14
2023	18,247	84

Maternal mortality chart: Comoros vs Saint Kitts and Nevis

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 179 deaths per 100,000 live births in Comoros, compared to 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Comoros	Saint Kitts
1985	850	290
1986	825	285
1987	811	302
1988	791	308
1989	768	316
1990	737	302
1991	704	280
1992	675	255
1993	642	225
1994	602	205
1995	571	204
1996	545	194
1997	520	194
1998	515	193
1999	486	164
2000	476	143
2001	440	131
2002	428	115
2003	400	111
2004	385	104
2005	373	102
2006	360	99
2007	352	96
2008	334	95
2009	320	93
2010	305	92
2011	291	90
2012	274	88
2013	260	82
2014	247	82
2015	237	76
2016	225	75
2017	219	74
2018	209	78
2019	202	74
2020	198	80
2021	215	111
2022	186	99
2023	179	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.98% in Comoros and 1.63% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Comoros	Saint Kitts
1970	23.2%	-
1971	22.5%	-
1972	22%	-
1973	21.4%	6.16%
1974	20.8%	6.03%
1975	20.3%	5.91%
1976	19.7%	5.78%
1977	19.1%	5.64%
1978	18.6%	5.48%
1979	18%	5.29%
1980	17.4%	5.06%
1981	16.8%	4.81%
1982	16.2%	4.53%
1983	15.7%	4.26%
1984	15.1%	4%
1985	14.6%	3.76%
1986	14%	3.56%
1987	13.5%	3.39%
1988	13%	3.24%
1989	12.6%	3.12%
1990	12.1%	3.03%
1991	11.6%	2.96%
1992	11.1%	2.9%
1993	10.7%	2.85%
1994	10.2%	2.8%
1995	9.78%	2.76%
1996	9.37%	2.7%
1997	9%	2.64%
1998	8.63%	2.56%
1999	8.28%	2.48%
2000	7.96%	2.39%
2001	7.65%	2.29%
2002	7.36%	2.2%
2003	7.07%	2.11%
2004	6.8%	2.03%
2005	6.55%	1.97%
2006	6.31%	1.92%
2007	6.08%	1.89%
2008	5.88%	1.88%
2009	5.69%	1.87%
2010	5.51%	1.88%
2011	5.36%	1.89%
2012	5.21%	1.91%
2013	5.08%	1.93%
2014	4.97%	1.95%
2015	4.87%	1.94%
2016	4.76%	1.93%
2017	4.66%	1.9%
2018	4.56%	1.86%
2019	4.46%	1.82%
2020	4.35%	1.77%
2021	4.24%	1.72%
2022	4.11%	1.68%
2023	3.98%	1.63%